Because, for chrissakes, let's remember it for something other than Four Loko alreadyBy Damon Beres

January: A Rip-Roaring Start

January: A Rip-Roaring Start

If this was the year of the blackout — "blackout in a can," bros icing bros, traffic reporters — then the blackout began with an award-winning performance. Rip Torn, he of the Oscar nomination and the heretofore unquestioned bellow, got loaded and wandered his way into a closed bank with a loaded handgun. Much ensued, and not just a write-off from 30 Rock.

February: British Bar Fights... Solved?

February: British Bar Fights... Solved?

The perils of drinking often extend beyond the issue of belligerently drunk, armed geriatrics, as we know. Which is why designers in the United Kingdom invented the shatter-proof pint glass, thus reducing brawl-induced injuries and saving about $4 billion a year in health-care costs. It remains unclear whether these figures account for costs associated with victims bludgeoned repeatedly with shatter-proof pint glasses.